CVE-2018-1000422 is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.5) Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in org.jenkins-ci.plugins:crowd2. A fix is available for org.jenkins-ci.plugins:crowd2 — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Jenkins Crowd 2 Integration Plugin server-side request forgery vulnerability
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
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Real-World Exposure
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:crowd2Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
An improper authorization vulnerability exists in Jenkins Crowd 2 Integration Plugin 2.0.0 and earlier in CrowdSecurityRealm.java that allows attackers to have Jenkins perform a connection test, connecting to an attacker-specified server with attacker-specified credentials and connection settings.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.jenkins-ci.plugins:crowd2 | all versions | 2.0.1org.jenkins-ci.plugins:crowd2:2.0.1 |
Affected Products
crowd2atlassianDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.jenkins-ci.plugins:crowd2, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update org.jenkins-ci.plugins:crowd2 to 2.0.1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2018-1000422 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Restrict outbound requests from the affected component to an allowlist of hosts, block access to link-local and internal address ranges at the network layer, and require authentication on internal services so a forged request cannot reach them unauthenticated.
Frequently Asked Questions
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